Album Lucent 6'10 review: a step-up twin that still turns

Updated 2026-09-19

The Album Lucent is a 6'10 custom twin fin, ordered as a step-up for the days between a shortboard and a mid-length. It is a good paddler that still turns, which is the whole point of a board this length.

What it is and why I bought it

I ordered the Lucent from Album custom in June 2024 as a step-up twin, something with enough length and rocker to handle a bit more push than my everyday boards without giving up the turning a twin fin is bought for in the first place. It came out as a rounded pin flyer with low rails and a single concave running to vee, built to hold a line rather than skate around on top of the water.

How it surfed

Across its sessions in the log, the Lucent has been a genuine good paddler that turns well, exactly the brief I ordered it to. Its best wave came at Burleigh, where it hit a top speed of 28.1 km/h (about 17.5 mph) and covered 165 metres in one ride, at the fast end of what a step-up twin should be doing. NVS Album Fascination fins have been the pairing that worked. The wave range on this one sits from 2 to 8 ft, with 4 ft as the ideal, so it is built more for the middle of a session than the smallest days.

Who it suits and who it does not

A 45.6 litre step-up twin with low rails and a rounded pin flyer suits someone who already rides a twin fin comfortably and wants a longer board for bigger, faster waves without switching to a different feel altogether. It is not the board for someone chasing a small, loose groveller, and at 2 ft and under it is starting to work below its ideal range.

What happened to it

It is still in the rack. It cost $1,500 to have built and carries an asking price of $1,100 if it were to move on, but for now it stays as the step-up option in the current quiver.

Questions people ask

What fins work best on the Album Lucent?

NVS Album Fascination fins are the set logged against this board, and they are the pairing behind its best sessions so far.

What size waves does the Lucent handle?

The logged wave range is 2 to 8 ft, with 4 ft as the ideal size. It is a step-up board, so it is happiest once there is some push in the wave, not in the smallest surf.

Is the Album Lucent a good step-up twin fin?

Based on the sessions logged so far, yes. Its best recorded session hit 28.1 km/h over a 165 metre wave at Burleigh, which is solid for a twin fin built to bridge a shortboard and a mid-length.

For the full spec sheet on every board currently in the rack, see the current quiver. For other twin fins in the log, see the Album Plasmic and the Campbell Designed Middle Toe. For how twin fin setups compare more generally, see twin fin fins.